Calling a book “How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk” was not author John Van Epp’s idea, but when a friend suggested it, they both laughed uncontrollably, recognizing a problem they’d seen in so many counseling sessions.
“I heard so many people make poor partner selection, overlooking the same things that later bother them,” the Medina County native said.
After 20 years of counseling clients and earning his Ph.D. from the University of Akron in 1995, Van Epp wrote the curriculum for “How to Avoid Falling in Love With A Jerk.”
